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Annie Crouch

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Annie Crouch
Annie Crouch

Annie Crouch (17 July 1863- 2 November 1941) was an Australian. She was a member of the London Missionary Society. She contributed to the development of education in Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Birth

She was born on July 17,1863 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Educational Services

Annie travelled to Salem in 1889 through an Australian missionary to assist Sister Lois Ansley Cox. she helped her run a London Missionary Society’s Educational Institute. Lois Cox died at the age of 27 in 1891. Sister Margaret Lodge came to Salem on Annie’s request in 1892 from Hobart, Australia. They set up a center for the London Missionary Society in Hastampatti, Salem; and started an educational institute for girls. It was initially a non-residential school and was later turned into a boarding school. A school was built in memory of the late Sister Lois Ansley Cox, named ‘Sister Lois Cox Memorial Girls’ Boarding School’. Later, it started to function as C.S.I Hobart Girls High School. Annie returned to Australia in 1922.

Death

Annie Crouch died on November 2, 1941, in Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia.

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